YA Book JAM

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Welcome to a monthly Book Club hosted by authors, J.L. Bleakley, Arden Jones, and Shelly Mack. Each month they choose a recent Young Adult book to discuss. Warning: There will be spoilers!

J. L. Bleakley


    • Apr 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    The Dagger and the Flame

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 55:23


    YA fantasy author, Annaliese Avery joins Jess as a special guest host on this episode of YA Book JAM where they discuss enemies-to-lovers romantasy, The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle.

    Iris Green, Unseen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 38:50


    Special guest host Louise Finch joins the JAM Pots to discuss her book, Iris Green, Unseen, published by Scholastic.Louise reveals what flavour of Jam she'd be and answers Jess and Arden's questions about teenage love, finding yourself and the beauty of letting go.

    Check & Mate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 57:38


    Get swept away in this young adult Slow Burn romance by the genre queen, Ali Hazelwood. Probably our most heated debate yet! Tables flipped, clashes of opinions and comparisons to potatoes as the JAM Pots navigate the world of competitive chess and fall in love with Nolan and Malorie's story.

    How To Survive A Horror Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 48:02


    The JAM Pots kick off the new year with the dark comedy How To Survive A Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore. Listen as they discuss their favourite horror movies, tropes and those nail-biting scenes that have you at the edge of your seat!

    A Good Girl's Guide To Murder - Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 47:54


    In this bonus Christmas Special the JAM Pots pick apart suspects, compare the book to the popular BBC TV show, and share theories and favourite 'Pipisms' from the bestselling A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson.

    Lie or Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 47:42


    Biscuit or Cake? The JAM Pots settle the age-long Jaffa Cake debate while discussing YA Thriller Lie or Die, by A. J. Clack.

    A Tempest of Tea

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 44:27


    A book to sink your teeth into! Jess, Arden and guest host, author and editor, Chris Modafferi gush over prose, swoon over another book boyfriend contender and consider a criminal career after reading A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal. Spoilers Included!

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    ASAP

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 46:09


    In this episode, Arden and Jess discuss K-Pop idols, family dynamics and an early contender for best book boyfriend of season 2 as they review YA romance ASAP, written by Axie Oh.

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    Q&A Minisode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 40:05


    The Jam Pots end Season 1 by answering listener questions in this Q&A minisode.

    The Love Interest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 51:44


    Finishing Season 1 with a BANG, POP, KAPOW! The Jam Pots discuss YA Superhero romance The Love Interest, written by Helen Comerford and published by Bloomsbury. In this episode Arden fondly remembers her childhood hero, Shelly channels her inner Bond girl, and Jess dreams of an army of killer squirrels. Spoilers included!

    Not Like Other Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 47:46


    The Jam Pots discuss the fake dating trope, how tough it is being a teenager today, and argue over Hudson in this month's YA Book JAM. Not Like Other Girls is written by Meredith Adamo and published by Bloomsbury.

    Mirror Me

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 47:45


    This month YA Book JAM discuss the fashion fairytale retelling, Mirror Me, written by Jan Dunning and published by Scholastic. This episode contains spoilers, a dwarf search party, and the one word Jess can't say.

    The Amethyst Talisman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 47:33


    This month's YA Book JAM covers character names that make us hungry, the Found Family trope, YA age range, and what flavour of jam we'd each be. Join us as we discuss epic fantasy, The Amethyst Talisman, written by Aerin Apeltun and published by Smashbear.

    The Sharp Edge of Silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 47:23


    Join the YA Book JAM hosts as they discuss their most emotional book yet: The Sharp Edge of Silence, written by Cameron Kelly Rosenblum and published by Hot Key Books. "Boys will be held accountable."This episode has trigger warnings for sexual assault and self-harm

    Totally Deceased

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 59:52


    A sassy ghost, a tear-worthy goodbye, and the hill Jess will die on. It's all in this month's episode of YA Book JAM. Shelly picks dark comedy, Totally Deceased, written by Sue H Cunningham and published by Scholastic.

    Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 42:42


    Get your tissues ready! Arden picks our first book of the year; a will-they-won't-they romance that packs an emotional punch. Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) written by Tess Sharpe, and published by Hodder Children's Books.Tune in to hear us chat about romance tropes, multiple POV's, and the chapters that broke us.

    The Fourth Wing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 56:58


    In this bonus Christmas episode, we discuss one of the biggest books of 2023: The Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros.Arden and Shelly reminisce about the '80s, Jess gushes over killing off beloved characters, and all three hosts talk spoilers, dragons, spice and, Violet and Xaden's characters.

    The Immortal Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 49:13


    Wine and revelry that would make Dionysus proud in this month's episode as we're celebrating in the YA Book JAM studios and discussing The Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery. Published by Scholastic in May 2023.We cover gods, gifts, and romance tropes, and even have a Hollywood exclusive from Annaliese! - Spoilers included!

    Flight 171

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 39:35


    Arden faces her fears as we discuss YA Horror: Flight 171 by Amy Christine Parker. Published in October 2022 by Underlined. Tune in for our favourite, and least favourite characters and find out why we will never look at knitting needles the same way again. - Spoilers included!

    Let's Play Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 38:53


    This month we look at YA Thriller: Let's Play Murder by Kesia Lupo. Published in April 2023 by Bloomsbury YA, Listen to Jess, Arden and Shelly talk about characters, plot, and tropes - spoilers included!

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